
| Welcome to our website! Boyds Historical Society was organized in 1975 (as the Boyds/Clarksburg Historical Society). Our membership consists of local residents who share an interest in preserving our community's history. We welcome potential new members, contributions, suggestions, and requests for information. We are a non profit, 501(c)(3) organization. |
| Boyds Negro School 1980, BHS acquired the historic Boyds Negro School property. The school is located at 19510 White Ground Road. This unheated one-room 22 x 30 foot wooden building served as the only public school for African Americans in the Boyds area from 1895-1936. The schoolhouse housed students in grades 1-8, many of whom walked for miles to attend classes at the school. After the purchase of the property in 1980, the school was restored by BHS to its original condition in approximately 1900. (pictured above, exterior, and below left, interior) |

| BHS has produced an educational video about the history of the Boyds Negro School. It is entitled, "Boyds Negro School -- Historic Lives." The video contains a re-enactment of life as it was at the historic school, along with interviews with former students. The video is available for $10.00 from the Boyds Historical Society. Requests for copies of the video may be made by mail or by email. |
| Announcements/Events: (May, 2008.) It's that time again! Join us as we partner with the Germantown Historical Society to run the monthly flea markets on the first Saturday of each month at the MARC train station parking lot in Germantown. 2008 dates are April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, August 2, September 6, October 4, and November 1. If you have items to donate to be sold to benefit BHS, please email us. We have been especially successful with selling used books, CD's and videos. Our restoration project is nearly complete. We have been approved for all of our permits, so we are excited that the school will be open to the public once again for Heritage Days on June 28/29. We are very grateful for all of the contributions made to date in support of our renovation project for the Boyds Negro School. BHS was proud to fund and to sponsor part of the Charles T. Jacobs local history prize for the Montgomery County part of the National History Day competition, held March 15, 2008 at Julius West Middle School. Many students submitted excellent projects demonstrating their knowledge and interest on historical topics. |
